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A Christian Directory
A Christian directory, or, A sum of practical theology and cases of conscience directing Christians how to use their knowledge and faith, how to improve all helps and means, and to perform all duties, how to overcome temptations, and to escape or mortify every sin : in four parts ... / by Richard Baxter.A Christian directory, or, A summ of practical theologie and cases of conscience directing Christians how to use their knowledge and faith, how to improve all helps and means, and to perform all duties, how to overcome temptations, and to escape or mortifie every sin : in four parts ... / by Richard Baxter.
London: printed by Robert White for Nevill Simmons, 1673
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
CHAP. VI. Directions to the people concerning their Internal and private duty to their Pastors, and their profiting by the Ministerial Office and Gifts. p. 714 The Ministerial Office opened in fifteen particulars: The Reasons of it. The true old Episcopacy. Special duties to your own Pastors above others. Of the Calling, Power, and Succession of Pastors. The best to be preferred. The Order of Ministerial Teaching, and the Resolution of faith. How far Humane faith conduceth to Divine. Of Tradition: What use to make of your Pastors. to p. 724
CHAP. VI. Directions to the people concerning their Internal and private duty to their Pastors, and their profiting by the Ministerial Office and Gifts. p. 714 The Ministerial Office opened in fifteen particulars: The Reasons of it. The true old Episcopacy. Special duties to your own Pastors above others. Of the Calling, Power, and Succession of Pastors. The best to be preferred. The Order of Minirial Teaching, and the Resolution of faith. How far Humane faith conduceth to Divine. Of Tradition: VVhat use to make of your Pastors. to p. 724
CHAP. VII. Directions for the discovery of Truth among Contenders, and how to escape Heresy and deceit. Cautions for avoiding deceit in Disputations. p. 725
CHAP. VII. Directions for the discovery of Truth among Contenders, and how to escape Heresie and deceit. Cautions for avoiding deceit in Disputations. p. 725
CHAP. VIII. Directions for the Union and Communion of Saints, and for avoiding unpeaceableness and Schism. p. 731 Wherein our Unity consisteth? What diversity will be in the Churches. What Schism is? What Heresy? What Apostasy? Who are Schismatics? The degrees and progress of it. What Separation is a duty: Q. Is any one form of Church Government of Divine appointment? May man make new Church Officers: The Benefits of Christian Concord; to themselves, and to Infidels. The mischiefs of Schism? Whether Papists or Protestants are Schismatics? The aggravations of Division. Two hinderances of our true apprehension of the evil of Schism. Directions against it. Of imposing defective Liturgies. The Testimonies of antiquity against the bloody and Cruel way of Curing Schism. Their Character of Ithacian Prelates.